The Chronicles of Rishi

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by jfman

The rumour factory that it Twitter claiming rumours he will call an election on Monday to distract from the disaster that will be the local elections. A bold strategy.

would love to be true but cant see it happening getting rid of the nasty corrupt party cant come soon enough

The rumour apparently came about because some people within news organisations had seen there was an announcement from the Palace due at 6pm (turned out to be the King's health) and also that Sunak was doing the Sunday political shows and put it together. Obviously incorrectly because the Palace doesn't announce elections but there you go.

[jfman]

A defection. Good start to the weekend.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics...-at-nhs-crisis

Dr Dan Poulter describes the Tories as “a nationalist party of the right”.

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by jfman

A defection. Good start to the weekend.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics...-at-nhs-crisis

Dr Dan Poulter describes the Tories as “a nationalist party of the right”.

Why somebody working in the NHS would support this rabble in the first place is a mystery. Still at least he got it right in the end.

[Pierre]

Just emphasises, Tory & Labour Are a uni-party.

Whoever you vote for won’t make a blind 9f business.

Originally Posted by jfman

A defection. Good start to the weekend.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics...-at-nhs-crisis

Dr Dan Poulter describes the Tories as “a nationalist party of the right”.

Fair play if he is standing down at the next election and seems to work shifts in the NHS. Gives legitimacy to him.

If he was going to contest the seat for Labour you would be more cynical.

[peanut]

I'm sure there's a lot of people getting anxious and depressed right now with Rishi's latest assault on benefits.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0ry09d50wo

[jfman]

The good news is they’ll be out on their ear before they could ever legislate for it. The bad news is Labour might actually implement a slightly watered down version.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by peanut

I'm sure there's a lot of people getting anxious and depressed right now with Rishi's latest assault on benefits.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0ry09d50wo

Playing to their electoral base ones suspects as there are 1.9m people on mental health wait lists awaiting treatment in a collapsed mental health system while overloaded and underfunded social care turns away huge numbers of desperate people with considerable needs

But the government claims it will offer ‘meaningful’ support for people losing disability benefits in crackdown

And l am Cleopatra of Egypt.

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by denphone

Playing to their electoral base ones suspects as there are 1.9m people on mental health wait lists awaiting treatment in a collapsed mental health system while overloaded and underfunded social care turns away huge numbers of desperate people with considerable needs



And l am Cleopatra of Egypt.

I agree Cleo

They thought PIP would reduce costs but they've increased. Maybe the question they should be asking is why there is such a big mental health issue in this country, and why so few and able to get any treatment? Couldn't be that they've run the NHS into the ground and such services no longer exist? If so, its a false economy and they'll have to pay up. Treat the cause not the symptom and that might genuinely save money.

Originally Posted by Mr K

Maybe the question they should be asking is why there is such a big mental health issue in this country

Is there ? or is it just a lot of people claiming everything as "mental health".

[peanut]

Originally Posted by Mr K

I agree Cleo

They thought PIP would reduce costs but they've increased. Maybe the question they should be asking is why there is such a big mental health issue in this country, and why so few and able to get any treatment? Couldn't be that they've run the NHS into the ground and such services no longer exist? If so, its a false economy and they'll have to pay up. Treat the cause not the symptom and that might genuinely save money.

I think they're blaming the GenZs types as reported earlier. They are now deemed too lazy and don't want to work as it's too much effort. That or they think they are too clever to work as it's not worth it. So they just spend 5 mins with a GP and get signed off with depression and anxiety.

[noel43]

Originally Posted by peanut

I think they're blaming the GenZs types as reported earlier. They are now deemed too lazy and don't want to work as it's too much effort. That or they think they are too clever to work as it's not worth it. So they just spend 5 mins with a GP and get signed off with depression and anxiety.

Good job it's not the sixties/seventies when you got benefits for six months, then had to work for thirteen weeks before you were entitled to any benefits.

[Mr K]

Attacking the disabled sums this Govt up. A last desperate act.

Let all the multi milionare tax dodgers off of course. In fact, make them knights of the realm if they can donate enough to the cause.

You know, I really don't like this Govt. Don't know if I've mentioned it .....

[jfman]

Originally Posted by Mr K

Attacking the disabled sums this Govt up. A last desperate act.

Let all the multi milionare tax dodgers off of course. In fact, make them knights of the realm if they can donate enough to the cause.

You know, I really don't like this Govt. Don't know if I've mentioned it .....

Today we had stigmatising the disabled, arguing with Ireland about immigration, arguing with France about immigration. I was only waiting on arguing with Argentina over the sovereignty of Las Malvinas and it’d have been a full house on my Tory bullshit bingo card.